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What is a light bulb?

What is a light bulb? Here are some definitions.

Noun
  1. An evacuated glass bulb containing a metal filament which is heated by electrical resistance to produce light.
  2. (by extension) An article that resembles such a bulb and converts electricity to light by any process.
  3. (figuratively) Used in reference to the sudden arrival of a realization, an inspiration, an idea, or the like.
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When using very high bromide developers, it may be necessary to use a 200 to 250 watt light bulb in order to get good reversal effects.
Lewis Latimer, the son of runaway slaves, became an electrical engineer and invented an inexpensive process for making light bulb filaments.
It glimmers at barely 1800 degrees Fahrenheit, which is cooler than a light bulb filament.
Don't embark on any ambitious DIY projects until you have seen how much mess he makes changing a light bulb.
On August 26 he returned to his laboratory in New Jersey, and the following day began his experiments on his electric light bulb.
You come out the other, and it's like a light bulb has flashed inside your head.

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